{"id":1773,"date":"2026-06-05T09:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1773"},"modified":"2026-06-05T09:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:05:13","slug":"young-men-are-leaving-trump-can-a-ufc-fight-at-the-white-house-get-them-back-in-the-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1773","title":{"rendered":"Young men are leaving Trump. Can a UFC fight at the White House get them back in the ring?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n            Do not mistake the massive mixed martial arts arena rising out of the White House lawn for a political statement, insists Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White. It is, he told CNN, simply part of the celebration for America\u2019s 250th birthday.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1759\">Who is cutting $1 million-plus checks to MAGA Inc. and what do they want?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            That distinction matters to White, who has repeatedly declared himself finished with politics despite spending years as one of President Donald Trump\u2019s most visible allies \u2014 speaking at the last three Republican National Conventions and helping the GOP make inroads with the young male voters key to Trump\u2019s return to the White House.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Many of those same voters appear just as eager as White to leave politics behind.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            As final preparations are made for a slate of UFC fights on the White House South Lawn on June 14 \u2013 Flag Day and Trump\u2019s 80th birthday \u2013 polls show Trump\u2019s support is collapsing among the Americans most likely to watch the event: young men. About one-in-four men under the age of 29 approve of Trump\u2019s job performance, well below the national average of all adults, according to the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School\u2019s most recent survey of young adults, and just 15% of them think the country is headed in the right direction.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Work continues on a structure for the upcoming UFC fight that President Donald Trump will host as part of the 250th anniversary of the United States on the South Lawn of the White House as seen from the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, on May 31, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-1767\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e33404609b6febc4d4d47229dd075b99.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e33404609b6febc4d4d47229dd075b99.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e33404609b6febc4d4d47229dd075b99-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Work continues on a structure for the upcoming UFC fight that President Donald Trump will host as part of the 250th anniversary of the United States on the South Lawn of the White House as seen from the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, on May 31, 2026.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Saul Loeb\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The erosion has left Republicans searching for ways to hold together a coalition that 18 months ago appeared to signal a broader political realignment. Some of the figures in the so-called manosphere who helped amplify Trump\u2019s appeal are now openly criticizing him. Meanwhile, in another sign of his slipping cultural cache, most of the musical acts scheduled to participate in Trump\u2019s Freedom 250 concert series have dropped out, threatening the festivities and injecting more controversy into the broader celebration.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            White, however, has remained steadfast in support of his longtime friend. And he has designed this month\u2019s event for maximum appeal at a time when Trump\u2019s standing is deteriorating with UFC\u2019s core audience. It features eight American fighters and two major title bouts. It will take place under a towering claw unlike anything constructed on the White House grounds, with about 85,000 people watching from the Ellipse, and it will be proceeded by a Zac Brown Band concert.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cI don\u2019t care if you\u2019re the furthest crazy left, or the furthest crazy right, or right down the middle,\u201d White said in a wide-ranging interview with CNN\u2019s Sara Sidner at the Las Vegas UFC Performance Institute, part of a documentary exploring the decadeslong partnership between the UFC president and President Trump. \u201cIf you are an American, you will enjoy this show.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The documentary airs Sunday, June 7 at 8 p.m. ET on CNN\u2019s \u201cThe Whole Story with Anderson Cooper.\u201d It will be available on CNN All Access on Monday, June 8.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"manosphere.png\" class=\"wp-image-1768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/67d5e9c337ae5b63be92d51689b1bfec.png\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/67d5e9c337ae5b63be92d51689b1bfec.png 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/67d5e9c337ae5b63be92d51689b1bfec-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>CNN delves into the &#8220;manosphere&#8221;\n                <\/div>\n<div>\n<span>\n                                        \n        \n            \n            \n        1:58\n                            <\/span>\n<span> \u2022 Source:\n                \n                    CNN\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"manosphere.png\" class=\"wp-image-1769\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/12de0fdd356ec7bf8fe1ac0c21b4bb3b.png\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/12de0fdd356ec7bf8fe1ac0c21b4bb3b.png 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/12de0fdd356ec7bf8fe1ac0c21b4bb3b-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>CNN delves into the &#8220;manosphere&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>        \n        \n            \n            \n        1:58\n         \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n        \u2018Everybody told me not to do it\u2019\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            For Trump and White, the June 14 event marks the culmination of a partnership that has spanned a quarter century, beginning when White first acquired UFC and Trump agreed to host fights for the little-known mixed-martial arts league at one of his Atlantic City casinos.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cHe got it early,\u201d White said, \u201cand then as we continued to grow, every time something big would happen, to the business and in my career, he would reach out and say, \u2018That\u2019s incredible. I always knew you guys were going to do this.\u2019\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The friendship entered the political arena in 2016, when Trump asked White to speak at the Republican National Convention. At the time, many Republicans were distancing themselves from the reality star-turned-GOP nominee, and White said advisers warned him against accepting the invitation.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cLiterally everybody told me not to do it,\u201d he told CNN. \u201cDon\u2019t do it, don\u2019t get into politics.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            But White said he felt compelled to stand by someone who had given UFC a chance when critics \u2014 including the late Sen. John McCain, who would also become a Trump antagonist \u2014 had derided the violent sport as a form of human cockfighting.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            White remained in Trump\u2019s orbit through his first term and the chaotic aftermath of the 2020 election. And as Trump plotted a political comeback from exile in Palm Beach, White encouraged him to rethink his media strategy and seek out audiences beyond traditional conservative outlets.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cI felt like that if the president stayed on Fox he wasn\u2019t going to win,\u201d White said. \u201cWhat I do know is he can sit on a three-hour podcast and be relatable to a lot of people.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Before Trump had formally launched another campaign, White introduced him to the Nelk Boys, a group of Canadian pranksters with a growing online following, according to Alex Bruesewitz, the Trump adviser who oversaw the campaign\u2019s digital strategy. YouTube later removed their interview with Trump over election misinformation claims, but Bruesewitz said the controversy only expanded the Nelk Boys\u2019 reach while boosting Trump credibility within an online ecosystem that catered to anti-establishment and non-conformist views.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            White gave Trump advisers a list of other digital mavens whose audience might find the former president compelling. Over the next two years, Trump immersed himself in the digital world of podcasters, comedians, streamers and online figures increasingly influential with disengaged young men.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cHe introduced me to people I never heard of, young kids,\u201d Trump recently told TIME. \u201cI mean, I was being interviewed by 20-year-old kids. I\u2019m saying, \u2018Where the hell did you meet these people?\u2019 They\u2019re called influencers. But I did a lot. I became friendly with some of them. They\u2019re nice kids, and they do have a big audience, and everything helps.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"President Donald Trump shakes hands with US boxer and influencer Jake Paul during a rally at Verst Logistics in Hebron, Kentucky, on March 11, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-1770\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c0d9442bba73bffae381c6ddd936e8ba.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c0d9442bba73bffae381c6ddd936e8ba.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c0d9442bba73bffae381c6ddd936e8ba-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>President Donald Trump shakes hands with US boxer and influencer Jake Paul during a rally at Verst Logistics in Hebron, Kentucky, on March 11, 2026.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Jim Watson\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The strategy fueled the perception of a changing political order. If millennials helped define the resistance to Trump during his first term, Gen Z men in MAGA hats became an enduring image of his political comeback.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cWhen I was 22, I couldn\u2019t even tell you who the governor was,\u201d White said. \u201cNow these 22-year-olds are crazy political.\u201d\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1751\">Here is who Epstein\u2019s longtime assistant accused of sexual abuse<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            The results were evident at the polls: Four years after losing men under 30 by double digits, Trump carried the demographic in 2024.\n    <\/p>\n<h2>\n        An anxious demographic\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            It didn\u2019t take long for young men to begin slipping away from Trump.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            By the middle of his first year back in office, polls showed growing frustration among young voters struggling with high living costs, an increasingly inaccessible housing market, Trump\u2019s foreign policy decisions and how artificial intelligence was reshaping their job prospects.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            John Della Volpe, director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School\u2019s Institute of Politics, said young men are becoming less ideological and more driven by their lived experiences \u2014 a dynamic that initially helped Trump but is now contributing to their disenchantment with him.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThey\u2019re making decisions on whether their life feels stable, hopeful, affordable and in their control,\u201d said Volpe, who has overseen the Harvard Youth Poll for more than 25 years. \u201cThat was the prism of why a significant number shifted to Republican support in 2024 and that\u2019s the lens they\u2019re carrying into the summer as we head toward midterms.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The latest Harvard Youth Poll found that half of young men aren\u2019t certain if they\u2019ll vote in November, while roughly a quarter expressed overall cynicism with the political system. Just 10% identified themselves as MAGA and only 27% want to see Republicans control Congress.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Against this backdrop, Trump is facing mounting criticism from some of the figures who helped introduce him to new audiences during the 2024 campaign.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Joe Rogan, the podcaster and UFC commentator close to White who endorsed Trump in the final moments of the 2024 election, recently said the war with Iran has left Trump supporters feeling \u201cbetrayed.\u201d Comedians Andrew Schulz and Theo Von, both of whom hosted Trump on their web shows during the election, have also increasingly criticized the administration.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            A senior White House adviser acknowledged the challenge of maintaining support among younger men but downplayed the impact these figures will have in shaping the narrative of this election.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThere\u2019s other ways to reach those audiences, and we will,\u201d the adviser said, \u201cAnd we will cobble a coalition together by hook or by crook.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ffc.png\" class=\"wp-image-1771\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2e38fe077b63b68431a5757a8e4251f4.png\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2e38fe077b63b68431a5757a8e4251f4.png 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2e38fe077b63b68431a5757a8e4251f4-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>CNN delves into the intersection of UFC and politics\n                <\/div>\n<div>\n<span>\n                                        \n        \n            \n            \n        1:05\n                            <\/span>\n<span> \u2022 Source:\n                \n                    CNN\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ffc.png\" class=\"wp-image-1772\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c4ef8bdcaebf27fe1de84400b22913ac.png\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c4ef8bdcaebf27fe1de84400b22913ac.png 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c4ef8bdcaebf27fe1de84400b22913ac-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>CNN delves into the intersection of UFC and politics<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>        \n        \n            \n            \n        1:05\n         \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n        Democrats \u2018failing to capitalize\u2019\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            In the near term, that effort includes the upcoming UFC fight. Planning for the fight card started just days after Trump\u2019s 2024 victory celebration, which included a triumphant victory speech from White. Trump has been closely involved in the planning with White, who visited the White House this week.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            About one-in-four men under 35 consider themselves fans of mixed-martial arts, according to a survey about the fast-growing sport released last fall provided to CNN by Ipsos. Viewership data published earlier this year by the online sportsbook BetMGM found the age group most likely to regularly watch UFC fights is 25- to 35-year-olds, and 90% of viewers are males.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Trump has regularly promoted the event, hosting fighters at the White House and posting updates on the arena construction to social media. But it has also drawn critics, including Rogan, who plans to attend but has raised security concerns and called the fights \u201ckind of a gimmick.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Volpe said recreating the political and cultural energy of 2024 may prove difficult if young voters continue to feel financially and emotionally unsettled.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThe cultural part works, but it\u2019s trumped by the experience,\u201d he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Even so, White House officials remain optimistic that young men will not drift toward Democrats, whose approval rating among the demographic remains deeply under water.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Rob Flaherty, a veteran Democratic digital strategist, said his party was failing to capitalize on the opening. The recently released Democratic National Committee autopsy, for example, referenced young men just once, while \u201cpodcast\u201d and \u201cRogan\u201d went unmentioned.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Flaherty said Democrats could build a populist message around AI that can animate young people scared about their futures, but argued \u201cthe Democratic Party is chickensh*t and scared of Silicon Valley money and is missing out on the biggest opportunity in a generation to build a more fair and just society.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            White, meanwhile, believes many young men still feel alienated by Democrats \u2014 and sees UFC as both a cultural outlet and political signal. And he\u2019s eager to bring his sport to a historic stage.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cWe have a blast, we break records, and we put on great fights,\u201d White said. \u201cThat\u2019s what we do.\u201d\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1749\">House approves Ukraine aid and Russian sanctions, defying Trump and GOP leaders<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>CNN\u2019s Ariel Edwards-Levy contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do not mistake the mixed martial arts arena rising out of the White House lawn for a political statement, says Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1760,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Young men are leaving Trump. 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